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Russian stock indexes fell sharply today as investors digested the impact of the United States sanctions over Ukraine, including possible moves by Washington to target whole sectors of Russia's economy. At 0720 GMT the rouble-denominated MICEX was down 3% to 1,281 points while the dollar-denominated RTS index had fallen 3.6% to 1,109. The